Define the terms associated with equine reproduction.
Definitions should include terms such as
- brood mare
- sire
- dam
- stallion
- colt
- foal
- filly
- gelding
- pedigree
- genotype
- phenotype
- progeny
- weanling
- deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- dystocia
- fertilization
- gene
- maiden
- estrous
- anestrus
- ovulation
- gestation
- placenta
- parturition
- enema
- artificial insemination
- barren
- colostrum
- lactation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is dystocia?
- When does anestrus occur in the mare?
- What is the average gestation period for a horse?
- Why is it important for a newborn foal to receive colostrum?
- What are eponychium?